In a subset of those cases, the evidence supporting dropping the test may even be questioned and the pendulum swings back in favor of the test.

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The cortisol levels of the girls who were soothed by their mothers--either in person or on the phone--started dropping immediately after the stress test, and returned to normal after about a half-hour.

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Mead played solitaire to test dragging and dropping.

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Aldridge said the test in Nevada involved dropping a laser-guided bomb into a tunnel and exploding it with a delayed fuse.

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There has been some talk about Bangladesh dropping down as part of a two-tier Test system and I favour that, but only with a top tier of nine.

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The tourists surprised many by dropping Richard Johnson and Matthew Hoggard, their opening bowlers from the first Test, to make space for an extra batsman.

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